6 cops booked for planting evidence against builder

The Thane police on Saturday booked the six policemen who allegedly demanded bribe from a builder for not framing him in an arms case.

| TNN | Dec 2, 2012, 04.52 AM IST

KALYAN: The Thane police on Saturday booked the six policemen who allegedly demanded bribe from a builder for not framing him in an arms case. The case has been registered in Kolsewadi police. Three of the accused cops have been arrested and hunt is on for the rest.

The accused, including assistant inspector Prabhakar Borate, cops Tulsiram Pawse, Pandarinath Kadam and Satish Surve, have been booked under sections 166 (public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person), 167 (public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury), 192 (fabricating false evidence), 389 (putting a person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion), 34 (common intention) of the IPC and section 3 and 25 of Arms Act. Cops are also probing how the accused arranged the revolver planted at the builder's office. Ganesh Gondivle, an employee of the builder, who was made to face arrest by the accused, was released on Saturday.

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